The Taiho was an Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier that operated
in World War 2. The Taiho was built by Kawasaki and had her keel
laid on July 10th, 1941 and was launched on April 7th, 1943 then commissioned
on March 7th 1944. The Taiho was sunk after being torpedoed by the
USS Albacore Submarine in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The Taiho
had a standard displacement of 29,770 tons and a fully loaded displacement
of 37,270 tons. She had a complement of 1751 men, traveled at 33
knots max speed and held 53 aircraft with a max of 84 aircraft.